If you’re in the market for a well-packaged phone with some quite impressive specs then the Infinix HOT 30 Play should be among the devices you should consider. The phone is among the HOT 30 series Infinix launched in the Kenyan market just recently.
For Ksh.18,000, you are getting a 90Hz refresh rate, Android 13, a Mediatek MT6765 Helio G37 (12 nm) USB USB Type-C 2.0, and Fingerprint (side-mounted among other features.
Infinix has also added a massive 6000mAh battery on this device making it a hot sell.
At that price point, the Infinix HOT 30 Play goes head to head with devices like the 4GB + 128GB variant of the Redem 12C (Review Video) which is available for Ksh. 17, 300. With almost similar specs, which of these devices should you buy?
In our review of the Redmi 12C, we described it as the perfect budget phone. The Infinix HOT 30 Play however comes with quite some good upgrades – a bigger battery, 18W charging compared to the 10W we are getting on the Redmi 12C, a bigger display, as well as the latest version of Android.
Something else, you can actually buy Infinix HOT 30 Play by mobile financing with Onfone
Below is a specs comparison of the two devices.
| INFINIX HOT 30 Play | REDMI 12C | |
| Display Size | 6.82 inches | 6.71 inches |
| Display Type | IPS LCD, 90Hz, 500 nits (peak) | IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ) |
| Dimensions | 170.6 x 77.5 x 8.6 mm | 168.8 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.65 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1640 pixels (~263 ppi density) | 720 x 1650 pixels (~268 ppi density) |
| OS | Android 13, XOS 12.6 | Android 12, MIUI 13 |
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6765 Helio G37 | Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| Memory | 128GB 4GB RAM | 3GB+32GB, 3GB + 64GB, and 4GB + 128GB |
| Rear Cameras | Dual
16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF |
Dual
50 MP, (wide), PDAF 0.08 MP (depth) |
| Selfie Camera (Single) | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | 5 MP |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Battery | Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable
18W wired charging |
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
10W wired charging |
| Features | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, Virtual proximity sensing |
| Colours | Mirage Black, Blade White, Bora Purple | Graphic Gray, Ocean Blue, or Mint Green |
| Price | Infinix HOT 30 Play: Ksh. 18,399 | 3GB+32GB at Kshs 13,999
3GB + 64GB at Kshs 14,999 4GB + 128GB at Kshs 17,299 |
| Availability | Available | Available |
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